International Space Station

[benoitdurocher]

Of course I didn't go in space to take this picture so this is a picture of....another picture.



Benoit

http://www.pbase.com/benoitdurocher

[dakemist]

What is the point of posting a picture of a picture?

Confusedly,

Alex

[benoitdurocher]

Just for fun , In fact , I posted it cause I love this picture and want to shared it.

[dakemist]

Benoit,

I can't say as I share your enthusiasm for it, but if you like it, that's great. It seems to me that keeping the forum reserved for photographs might be a good idea, though. This picture is in fact a computer rendered image and as such does not really meet the criteria for photographic evaluation that the site is meant for. I'm not sure what people can learn from studying this, so it appears only to clutter a forum that is already well populated. I suggest sticking to photographs.

Cheers,

Alex

[thejakestir]

Wow, a picture of a picture, that's awesome. How about a picture of a camera?

[dakemist]

Sorry, dude. I'm afraid that it still qualifies as a photo. If you were really clever you would have posted a picture of a PICTURE of a picture. Come to think of it, the possibilities are as endless as creative....

Alex

[benoitdurocher]

I am very surprise by some of the reaction .....I post this one just for fun.

But...here is a real one ....hope it will fit the criteria this time.

Regards

[dakemist]

Now we're getting somewhere! That certainly is a lot of snow. You may want to adjust the colour balance and maybe take a look at your curve. On my monitor it appears slightly magenta and greyish.

Cheers,

Alex

[benoitdurocher]

Thanks for the tips Alex , but usually , I prefered to leave the pictures as it was taken .

[s_allcroft]

What a Beautiful Image.... Benoit....

And right out of the camera... Very Very NICE.... As for the MAGENTA claim... I do not see such on my calibrated monitor...

Best Regards
Stephen
http://www.pbase.com/s_allcroft

[dakemist]

Hello,

It is certainly a good idea to get the best shot possible coming straight out of your camera, but the minute you create a digital image, either through scanning or a digital camera, you will have to correct for colour cast, contrast, white balance, etc. Among other failings, a digital camera does not have the dynamic range of either the human eye or traditional film based photography, and you are relying on processing algorithms to interpret light hitting your camera's sensor. Some cameras perform the job better than others, and even between file formats (eg. RAW and JPG) there are differences. As for what the processed image should look like, there are several schools of thought, but most times one aims for either a realistic reproduction of what the scene was like, or a reproduction of what the photographer had in their mind upon taking the shot. Either way, tools like Photoshop or RAW image processing programs are essential, and are used by every professional photographer. In fact, there are hundreds of books written on the subject.

In this particular case, on two different monitors, the clouds have a magenta tinge, and trees in the foreground have a warm colour cast to them. Much of the snow is grey, and the picture lacks contrast. We know that in real life snow is not grey, so a realistic reproduction would attempt to correct for this using software handling.

It is not a criticism of the photo, but it is good to keep in mind all aspects of the "digital workflow" as digital imaging becomes more and more entrenched.

Cheers,

Alex

[benoitdurocher]

I think a software like Photoshop is essential for anybody who use a digital camera BUT I prefered using it specially for brightness and contrast or shadow and highlight , not to change the appearance or the color of and image from A to Z . But we could debate on this forever. It's a question of choice. Personnaly , I took so many pictures that I wouldn't have neither the time or patience to process the majority of them.

[benoitdurocher]

Maybe I should change the topic for : Debate on the way we use Photoshop

[dominiccantin]

Benoît , I agree with Alex.

All my pictures are passed under Photoshop 7 and here what I make for processing :

- Under FILTER , I pass an unsharp mask with this setting : 95 - 2,7 - 2

- under IMAGE I make an " automatic levels " ... sometimes it's weird , sometimes I have to fade the AL at 50% , and sometimes I don't see a difference and most of the times , it's perfect

- and I resize for the web

.... try the automatic levels and you'll be surprised of the results ... maybe not

Keep shooting !

Dom

[benoitdurocher]

Thanks for the tips Dominic , I will give it a try , because to be honest , I am not very familar to using Photoshop.